June 21, 2010, 2 a.m. - Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson announced that David Turner, chair of the Prince George’s Historic Preservation Society, was sworn into the Maryland Historical Trust.

 

“Mr. Turner has been involved in the Prince George’s community for several years as a preservationist and community activist,” Johnson said.  “His expertise and dedication to historic preservation make him an excellent appointee and his passion and understanding of the importance of history and preservation will enrich this talented Board.”

 

Turner, a resident of Broad Creek, retired from the U.S. Marshals Service in December 2009 where he worked as the Media Spokesperson and Speechwriter. Currently, he is the chairman of the Prince George’s County Historic Preservation Commission where he has served for 7 years. 

 

He has enlarged the Prince George’s preservation community.  Turner is a founding member of the Prince George’s County African American Heritage Preservation Group and led the Historic Preservation Commission in the establishment of innovative funding programs.  In 2009, the Commission developed and launched the annual Historic Property Grant Program which provided $500,000 for the rehabilitation, restoration, preservation and acquisition of historic properties in the County.  Additionally, the Commission is scheduled to implement a revolving loan program for historic preservation later this year.

 

Turner has been involved in the Prince George’s community for several years as a preservationist and community activist.  He is a member of the Broad Creek Historic District Local Advisory Committee, the Prince George’s Historical Society, Prince George’s Heritage, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the North Brentwood Preservation Trust. 

A spokesperson for historic preservation in the region, his op-ed article ‘Priceless Prince George’s: As the County Revels in its Renaissance, it Must Preserve its History’ was published in the Washington Post in December 2007.

 

Turner earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Texas at Austin and attended the Lyndon B. Johnson School Public Affairs for graduate studies in Government.  Additionally, he has attended several workshops and courses including Preservation Maryland/Maryland Historical Trust HPC Training Conferences and the National Alliance of Preservation/Preservation Maryland Conference.